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Backstreet Boys Talk 'More Personal' New Album
Group says album has a slight 'indie pop-rock' feel
By Steve Baltin
December 4, 2012 2:45 PM ET
Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson and AJ McLean of Backstreet Boys speak during the 40th American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Michael Tran/FilmMagic Once again a quintet, with Kevin Richardson having rejoined Nick Carter, A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough and Brian Littrell, the Backstreet Boys are well into recording their follow-up to 2009's This Is Us, their first album with all five members since 2005's Never Gone.
"We're about 75 percent through," Dorough tells Rolling Stone of the as-yet untitled album, which will be out in time for the group's 20th anniversary in 2013. "We're trying to have a single released hopefully in the spring, and an album summer or third or fourth quarter."
The group spent three weeks in London earlier this year working with producer Martin Trefere, who has worked with Train and Jason Mraz, among others. They've also worked with the Fliptones and reteamed with Dan Muckala, who wrote "Incomplete." Two other collaborators, Morgan Taylor Reid and the "Prophet" (Mika Guillory), co-wrote the group's current holiday song, "It's Christmas Time Again," with Dorough and Carter.
"They wrote it specifically for a Disney event that we did, their Christmas show/parade that they have every year," Littrell says. "It's exciting, it's fresh. We're proud of Nick and Howie for penning the song and giving the fans a little something to carry them over until next year when our album comes out."
When the album is released, fans can expect to hear the group dealing with subject matter reflective of where the five men are at in their daily lives. "It's just a natural evolution. We're all older, a lot of us are fathers. We're wanting to make this record a lot more personal," Dorough says.
The group also promises an evolution of sound of sorts, saying the new music has an "indie pop-rock" feel. But Richardson assures longtime BSB followers the sound will be recognizable. "We're not trying to recreate the wheel," he says.
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I cant wait for hearing the new album!!!! I wanted now
can't wait for new album!!! so exciting!!!
I want the knew album =)
Can't wait to hear the new music!
The thought of Kevin being back just brings tears to my eyes! I can't wait to enjoy the new material these boys put together!
Can't wait for the new material! So hurry up with the single release! ;)
Please tell me that the release of the album also means that you'll be coming to Europe and Finland in 2013!
Is the article actually in Rolling Stone or just on the website??? I received the new issue (#1172/1173) in the mail this weekend and was so excited when I got it, but then couldn't find the article! Was so looking forward to seeing them actually in the magazine. Or will it be in the next one in a couple weeks?
Thank's For The Article!.
KTBSPA!.
I'm so excited to hear the new album!!! Cant wait for it :)
I'm so excited for this record to drop! Can't wait to hear the new sound and material :)
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